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House vote: H.R. 9076 // September 18, 2024Needed two-thirds to pass

Supporting America’s Children and Families Act

Sponsor: Darin LaHood (R-IL)

TITLE I--CHILD WELFARE REAUTHORIZATION AND MODERNIZATION Protecting America's Children by Strengthening Families Act This title reauthorizes through FY2029 certain child and family services and modifies programs related to prevention services, youth in foster care, parental substance use disorder, and kinship caregiving, which are generally administered by the Administration for Children and Families (ACF). First, the title reauthorizes funding through FY2029 for the Stephanie Tubbs Jones Child Welfare Services and the MaryLee Allen Promoting Safe and Stable Families programs. It also requires 3% of allocated funding to be paid directly to Indian tribes.

Families Topic assigned by the Congressional Research Service.

Who won, and how much of the country was behind them

Won the vote · Yea

405 votes, representing 248,119,122 people93.1%of U.S. adults

Lost the vote · Nay

10 votes, representing 6,266,509 people2.4%of U.S. adults

The dotted gap is 4.6% of U.S. adults whose member did not vote, voted “present,” or whose seat was vacant.

Share of U.S. adults represented, the House
SideOutcomeVotesShare of U.S. adults
YeaWon40593.1%
NayLost102.4%
Not represented on this questionNo position taken04.6%